Mainly that it is an international standard. Also, calculations are easier in the metric system, because of the multiples based on powers of 10.
As far as I am aware, the second (measure of time) is the only unit common to the English and metric system.
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Is that in goes in factors of 10. 1,000m=1k. English is all screwed up. 5280=1 mile.
Weight Watchers and EatSmart make really nice digital kitchen scales that measure in both. Most brands these days that are digital measure in both metric and US standard.
A meter is metric.
As far as I am aware, the second (measure of time) is the only unit common to the English and metric system.
There is no individual unit in the Metric system that is near one inch in the English system, I'm afraid.
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pounds=english grams=metric
An inch is such a measure.
Temperature, measured in degrees Celsius in the metric system and degrees Fahrenheit in the English system, is the only measure where the units are the same in both systems.
Newtons in Metric, and Pounds in the English System.
The fundamental unit that is the same in both the metric system and English system is the unit of mass, which is the pound (lb) in the English system and the kilogram (kg) in the metric system.
Celsius is a metric measure used for temperature. It is a commonly used unit in the metric system to measure temperature, where water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius and boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
A advantage for the metric system is that it goes up in multiples of 10 where english goes up in multiples of 12. 12 is harder to work with and multiply and add than 10 is. But 10 is not very flexible so is harder to divide with.
A metric ruler is a measuring tool used to measure lengths in metric units such as millimeters, centimeters, and meters. It helps provide accurate measurements for objects or distances in a standardized way.
there are many instruments used to measure length depending upon the size of object , Ruler is Metric instrument used to measure length. Screw gauge is also used as an instrument used to measure length in mm.